Valve-assembly remover.



G. L. BEAN.

VALVE ASSEMBLY REMOVER.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 19.1916.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

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VALVE ASSEMBLY REMOVER.

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Specification of 'Letters Patent.

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Application ille?. .'uly if?, Il'o. Serial No. Holl-4.

Beit known that l, CHARLES L. BEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have inmvented new and useful Improvements in Valve- Assembly Removers, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to valve assembly removers, the object in view being to provide a valve removing device which is particularly adapted for use in removing the valve assemblies of engines of the valve in the head type as well as other engines in which the valve assembly is removable, said assembly consisting of the valve, the valve cage, the valve' closing spring, and other minor parts intimately associated therewith.

A further object in view is to provide a special form of cap which is applicable to the valve stem and adapted to be engaged by certain elements or parts of the valve remover, enabling a considerable pulling force to be applied to the valve stem, suficient to draw the valve cage from its normal position and seat in the head or body of the cylinder of an internal combustion engine.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theJ novel construction, combination and arrangement, herein fully described,illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section showing one of the cylinders of an internal combustion engine, and the valve assembly remover of this invention in its applied relation to said cylinder and valve assembly. Fig. Q is a vertical longitudinal section through the valve assembly remover, showing certain parts in elevation and also showing the rela tion between the remover and the valve assembly. Figj is an elevation of the valve assembly remover. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 looking downwardly. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 looking downwardly. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the two claws and the relation thereof to one of the oonv'olutions of the valve spring. lig. i is a detail view partly elevation and partly in section showing the special form of cap used in eonjunction with the claws. Fig. 8 is a t on the line 8--8 of 'l' looking upwa Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the cap. is a bottom perspective view of the n.5

Referring to the drawings l designates an engine cylinder, 2 one of the cages of a valve assembly, said cage being provided with the usual ports 3 and 4, thelatter designating the port which communicates directly' with the combustion chamber 5 of the offlinder and which is controlled. b y the inlet or enhaust valve as the case may be. The valve ca ge 2 s shown as seated in an opening 7 in the cylinder hea d and the stem S of the valve extends through the valve cage and projects beyond the same being longitudinally movable in a guide 9 consisting of a tubular of;v tension of the valve cage.

10 represents the usual valve closing spring, one end of which is sustained by a cup 11 adjacent to the cage 2 and the other end by a cupped washer or cap 12 which is held in place on the valve stem 8 by means of a pin or key 13.

All of the parts thus far described are of the ordinary construction and arrangement now in common use in engines of the valve in the Vhead type.

The valve assembly remover' of this invention, comprises a substantially U shaped frame 14 which is inverted whenin its operative position, said frame comprising the arched crown or top 15 and substantially parallel legs 16 which are shown as provided on their outer sides with reinforcing ribs 17 while the extremities of the legs are enlarged to form supporting feet 18. The distance between the legs 1G is such that the frame 14 may straddle the valve assembly and rest directly upon the body of the cylinder as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

rlhe jack screw 19 is threaded through thel top of crown portion 15 of the frame 14 and is preferably formed at its outer end with a nut shaped head 20 in order that said screw 19 may be turned by means of a wrei The head2() is also formedwith an op 2l extending through the same for the pose of receiving a rod or handle bar means of which the 1' may be Clt an nverted U-shaped frame, a jack screw threaded through said frame, a non-rotary cross-head guided ley-said frame and having said jack screw journaled therein, claws of different lengths pivotally earred'by said cross-head and having hook shaped free A ends and a valve stem embracing cap having an annular flange with which the free ends of the claws engage, and also having lugs between which the free ends of the Claws 1,

are received.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

` CHARLES L. BEAN. 

